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What do you thik have been some of the best opening tracks on albums over the years?
For me, Anti-Manifesto by Propagandhi is a great opener from How To Clean Everything. Myage is a cracker to open up Milo Goes To College. Battery by Metallica is just a scorching start to an album. Hell, Prisoner of Society is a cracker as well. A good start to an album just sets it up so well IMO.
 

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The answer to this question is answered by John Cusack in High Fidelity.
Though the question was more specific.

"What is the best first song off a first album?".
 

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^ Agreed with the two above.

Also;

Tool- Stinkfist (Aenima)
Queens Of The Stone Age- Turnin' On The Screw (Era Vulgaris)
Pink Floyd- One Of These Days (Meddle)
Porcupine Tree- Blackest Eyes (In Absentia)
Faith No More- Land Of Sunshine (Angel Dust)
Nine Inch Nails- Somewhat Damaged (The Fragile)
Death From Above 1979- Turn It Out (You're A Woman, I'm A Machine)
Muse- New Born (Origin Of Symmetry)
Kyuss- Gardenia (Welcome To Sky Valley)
Melvins- Hooch (Houdini)

I could go on for a while...
 

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The Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize(The Soft Bulletin)
Pixies - Debaser(Doolittle)
The Clash - London Calling(London Calling)
Sufjan Stevens - All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands(Seven Swans)
Mugison - Mugiboogie(Mugiboogie)
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow(Loveless)
Blur - Girls and Boys(Parklife)
FM Belfast - Frequency(How to Make Freinds)
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone(Highway 61 Revisited)
Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin(Grace)
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There(Please Please Me)
 

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I always reckon that some of the 1st songs of a few of the Rammstein albums have been brilliant and set the tone for the rest of the record. Expecially 'Mein Herz Brennt' off Mutter and 'Reise, Reise' off the album of the same name. Got slow, chunky riffs and great 'stadium' atmosphere like riffs during the bridges. :thumbsu:
 

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having a quick look through my itunes and sorting them by track number (should be pretty accurate)

ac/dc - hells bells (back in black)
ac/dc - long way to the top top (tnt)
choirboys - run to paradise (big bad noise)
bruce spingsteen - born in the usa
blur - girls & boys (parklife)
biffy clyro - joy. discovery. invention (blackened sky)
buffalo springfield - for what it's worth (buffalo springfield)
cream - white room (wheels of fire)
the doors - roadhouse blues (morrison hotel)
eric clpaton - cocaine (slowhand)
hunters and collectors - when the river runs dry (ghost nation)
ian brown - getting' high (golden greats)
interpol - next exit (antics)
jimi hendrix - purple haze (are you experienced)
john butler - valley (john butler)
kings of leon - closer (only by the night)
led zep - black dog (IV), whole lotta love (II)
marvin gaye - what's going on
mgmt - time to pretend (oracular spectacular)
passion pit - make light (manners)
modest mouse - float on (good news for people who like bad news)
muse - new born (origin of symmetry)
pavement - summer babe (slanted & enchanted)
RATM - bombtrack (self titled)
rolling stones - rocks off (exile on main street), gimme shelter (let it bleed)
semisonic - closing time (feeling strangely fine)
sonic youth - teen age riot (daydream nation)
stone roses - i wanna be adored (self titled)
the tempter trap - love lost (conditions)
tom petty - free falling (full moon fever)
velvet underground - sunday morning (self titled)
the who - baba o'reilly (who's next)
 

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having a quick look through my itunes and sorting them by track number (should be pretty accurate)
modest mouse - float on (good news for people who like bad news)quote]

ah to be picky float on is track 3 after the intro and "The World at Large" still a great song though :thumbsu::thumbsu:
 

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Love Song -The Damned (Machine Gun Etiquette)
Cold Feelings - Social Distortion (Somewhere b/w heaven & hell)
London Calling - The Clash (London Calling)
Safe European Home - The Clash (Give en enough rope)
Hopeless case of a kid in denial - Hellacopters (High Visibility)
 

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rodriguez - sugar man cold fact
mogwai - yes! i am a long way from home, young team
sigur ros - untitled 1 (vaka) ( )
led zep - good times bad times led zep 1
split enz - shark attack true colours
zz top - gimme all your lovin' eliminator
 

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Belle and Sebastian - The State I Am In (Tigermilk)
Belle and Sebastian - I Fought In A War (Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant)
Even - Karmic Flop (Less Is More)
Josh Pyke - Lines On Palms (Memories & Dust)
You Am I - Thank God I've Hit The Bottom (Convicts)
 

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Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Remedy - Black Crowes
Good Times Roll -The Cars
Shine - Collective Soul
Wild Hearted Son - The Cult
Rock Rock('Til you Drop) - Def Leppard
The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Snakeskin - Gyroscope
Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Ian Hunter
My Sharona - The Knack
Black Dog - Zeps
Whole Lotta Love - Zeps
Cult of Personality - Living Colour
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Comfort Me - Pacifier/Shihad
Lets Go Crazy - Prince
We Will Rock You - Queen Is this the best ever??
By The Way - RHCP
Start Me Up - Rolling Stones
Once In a Lifetime - Talking Heads
Shout - Tears for Fears
Refugee - Tom Petty and Heartbreakers
Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
Gloria - U2
Runnin' With The Devil - Van Halen
Seven Nation Army _ White Stripes
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes

There's a few album kick starters
 
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sonic youth - teen age riot (daydream nation)
stone roses - i wanna be adored (self titled)
These, plus:

Disorder - Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division)
Tender - 13 (Blur)
Come Together - Abbey Road (The Beatles)
The Headmaster Ritual - Meat is Murder (The Smiths)
21st Century Schizoid Man - In The Court of the Crimson King (King Crimson)
Loser - Mellow Gold (Beck)
 
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